Clean My Palate

Clean my palate.

Take away the taste,

the taste that lingers

from yesterday --

for it gets in the way!

Everything I eat 

is affected, 

right up to even today!

I can't move on 

because the flavor remains.

This 'bad taste in my mouth'

continues to change

my perceptions, my attitude, 

the way I engage.

It keeps me, stops me, 

though I want to move on.

What I need is a flush 

and a clean slate to work from!

A new replacing the old,

new memories to unfold.

Let the old flavors fade

and new songs start today!

Oh, clean my palate!

Clear the slate and fill my plate! 

That I might fully,

and without reservation,

partake!